Capital Campaign
Continuing the Legacy for the Next Generation
Welcome to the Schewel-Clark Family YMCA, where we’re reimagining the Downtown Y for the next generation. This historic cornerstone is evolving into a vibrant hub for community health, youth education, and family programs, ensuring it remains a vital resource for generations to come while honoring its legacy.
Schewel-Clark Family YMCA Reimagined Spaces for Community’s Well-Being
Modernized Healthy Living Space
Featuring an updated functional fitness area, a serene mind and body studio, and a state-of-the-art wellness center overlooking Downtown Lynchburg, this space is designed to inspire health and vitality for all ages and fitness levels.
Learning Center
Focused on educating young minds, the Learning Center will provide a space for academic enrichment, creativity through art and music, and collaborative opportunities. This hub is dedicated to nurturing the potential of the next generation in our community.
A Space for Connection
Designed as a space for all, the new community center will host social programs, educational classes, art and music activities, and meeting spaces. It will also include a Teen Center focused on growth, fostering creativity, and preparing young people for the workforce.
Building community and changing lives since 1956, part of our 168-year legacy.
Visits and counting. From healthy living and community programs, the Downtown Y has been a hub for connection, growth, and generations of healthy living.
Swim lessons taught within the walls of the Downtown Y. For generations, we’ve been teaching families how to be safe in and around water.
Programs have started and excelled at the Downtown Y, shaping lives and meeting the diverse needs of all ages in the Lynchburg community.